The tornado outbreak of April 18, 2019

44 tornadoesMississippi and Missouri

44 tornadoes touched down across 2 states between 1:00 AM and 5:42 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 18, 2019

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 44 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 44; on Thursday, April 18, 2019
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 259; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:00 AM to 5:42 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 18, 2019

1:00 AM	EF0	Dade County MO	1.0	200
1:13 PM	EF1	Jefferson County, Claiborne County MS	8.4	1,100
1:58 PM	EF1	Copiah County MS	6.6	500
1:59 PM	EF2	Hinds County MS	11.0	1,320
2:06 PM	EF2	Hinds County MS	12.8	1,320
2:35 PM	EF0	Lincoln County MS	0.6	200
2:36 PM	EF1	Copiah County, Simpson County and 1 more MS	28.4	600
2:41 PM	EF1	Hinds County MS	2.3	150
2:51 PM	EF1	Rankin County MS	3.1	50
2:54 PM	EF1	Simpson County, Rankin County MS	11.3	400
3:01 PM	EF2	Simpson County, Rankin County MS	9.4	600
3:07 PM	EF1	Rankin County MS	1.1	50
3:13 PM	EF1	Rankin County MS	4.5	1,100
3:15 PM	EF0	Rankin County MS	1.6	450
3:19 PM	EF1	Smith County MS	3.5	950
3:20 PM	EF0	Smith County, Scott County MS	2.4	50
3:22 PM	EF1	Rankin County MS	4.8	150
3:24 PM	EF1	Scott County MS	2.6	150
3:24 PM	EF1	Scott County MS	1.4	200
3:31 PM	EF2	Scott County MS	6.0	560
3:40 PM	EF1	Scott County, Leake County MS	11.3	1,320
3:42 PM	EF1	Scott County MS	10.3	900
3:45 PM	EF1	Scott County, Leake County MS	11.7	1,760
3:46 PM	EF1	Leake County MS	10.3	1,000
4:04 PM	EF1	Leake County, Neshoba County MS	9.9	1,600
4:19 PM	EF1	Leake County MS	2.1	300
4:20 PM	EF1	Leake County, Neshoba County MS	6.0	350
4:22 PM	EF1	Leake County, Neshoba County MS	0.6	75
4:23 PM	EF1	Neshoba County MS	8.8	1,400
4:25 PM	EF1	Leake County, Neshoba County MS	1.7	180
4:30 PM	EF1	Neshoba County MS	1.9	250
4:34 PM	EF0	Neshoba County MS	10.9	1,000
4:37 PM	EF0	Kemper County MS	3.3	3
4:40 PM	EF1	Neshoba County MS	2.0	1
4:40 PM	EF1	Neshoba County MS	3.1	700
4:50 PM	EF1	Winston County MS	1.3	100
4:54 PM	EF0	Winston County MS	9.2	1,000
4:57 PM	EF0	Winston County MS	6.1	800
5:04 PM	EF1	Winston County MS	2.9	100
5:08 PM	EF0	Winston County MS	1.4	50
5:13 PM	EF1	Winston County, Noxubee County MS	6.7	700
5:29 PM	EF1	Noxubee County MS	2.0	500
5:38 PM	EF1	Noxubee County MS	9.5	600
5:42 PM	EF1	Lowndes County MS	3.1	150

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 18, 2019

Mississippi	43	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2019 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.